"Partnering with IBM applies Zvetco's technology advantage in fingerprint authentication and biometric security to the healthcare, finance and government markets. Zvetco offers IBM customers strong multi-factor authentication and encryption technologies for secure access control, as well as powerful identity theft prevention," said Zavi Cohen, CEO of Zvetco Biometrics. "Zvetco's solutions are securing some of the most critical customer sites in the world, from government agencies to healthcare providers. We're proud to join IBM in providing the same technical advantages and expertise to IBM customers facing the same issues."

"We are pleased that Zvetco has committed to IBM as a partner of choice and achieved optimized status in the PartnerWorld Industry Networks program," said Buell Duncan, general manager, ISV & Developer Relations, IBM. "Collaborating with Zvetco will ensure that we develop open, enterprise biometric solutions that are easy to maintain and cost-effective for customers across different industries."

Zvetco's fingerprint readers are powered by the industry's leading biometric software, Verifi ID Manager(TM). Scalable and flexible, Verifi ID Manager supports multi-factor authentication and is available in a desktop version as well as a client-server version, making it suitable for corporations, power users and consumers alike. The biometric software provides "One-Touch" Windows sign on as well as "One-Touch" Single Sign On (SSO), for access control to secure Web sites, local and network based applications.

Zvetco Biometrics fingerprint readers work with all IBM desktop and laptop PCs. Zvetco hardware and software provides a biometric solution for authentication involving legacy equipment, and can be integrated with IBM's new biometric-enabled PCs. This is particularly beneficial for enterprises adopting biometric security policies that must work with existing equipment as well as new technology investments. The following Zvetco Biometrics products are now available through IBM.

Verifi P3400 and P4000 Fingerprint Readers
With more than 100,000 units successfully deployed around the world, Zvetco's standalone USB fingerprint readers are proven, reliable, workhorses intended for the rigors and demands of the business world. Utilizing AuthenTec's AES4000 sensor, the most successful fingerprint technology in the market, Zvetco's fingerprint readers offer the highest performance, reliability, safety and convenience in the market.

IBM PartnerWorld Industry Networks
The IBM PartnerWorld Industry Networks provide ISVs with comprehensive business insight, technical resources, networking opportunities, and marketing and sales support designed to help them reach more customers and close deals faster. Participants in the PartnerWorld Industry Networks can team with IBM to bring on demand solutions to market more easily and to ensure these solutions meet specific industry needs, reflecting how customers buy technology today. ISVs who have attained one or more Industry Optimized competences have successfully integrated with on demand IBM infrastructure software and hardware and demonstrated success with customers in the industries they note.